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When I used to teach English Composition at UOG, I would have a series of debates in each of my classes about pertinent local or national issues. While my students expected debates about gun violence, abortion or appropriate drinking or smoking ages, I would have them debate stuff like decolonization, Star Trek v. Star Wars … Continue reading →

For the Chamorro language competition earlier this year, I was asked to create a poem. In line with the theme “I Fino’ Chamoru: I guinaha-ta, iyo-ta, ta fanana’i,” I decided to write this piece depicting the story of a young child desperately asking her mother to speak to her in the language. The piece takes … Continue reading →

Last week the island lost an island icon and a Chamorro pioneer with the passing of Dr. Bernadita Camacho-Dungca or “Benit” as she was known by many. So much of what we take for granted today in terms of Chamorro pride, the Chamorro renaissance or the surge of Chamorro cultural identity is tied to what … Continue reading →

In my Chamorro classes that I teach at the University of Guam, I try as much as possible to incorporate what we refer to as “popular culture” into my assignments and exercises. This means as opposed to using examples like “Maria” or “Juan” in drills I might use superheroes like Superman or Thor. It also … Continue reading →

Online and open-access here: Pacific Asia Inquiry, vol. 6 We are excited to announce this new special issue focusing on women, children, gender, and the family in the Pacific and adjacent Asia! Check it out and share with your networks. I have to say, we really focused more on women and the family, but we’ll see … Continue reading →

I edited the 2015 issue of our college journal, Pacific Asia Inquiry. I had completed a stint as guest-editor for a special edition of Interdisciplinary Literary Studies on the contemporary Jacobean a year or so previously (very different experience). At our dean’s suggestion, this issue focused on women, children, gender, and the family in our region, the Pacific, and … Continue reading →